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A small plane collided with a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River. Authorities believe all nine people aboard the two aircraft were killed. A helicopter pilot refueling on the ground at the heliport for Liberty Tours saw the plane approaching and tried to radio an alert to the pilots. The warning wasn’t heard or didn’t happen in time. The collision happened just after noon and was seen by thousands of people. Three bodies from the crash had been recovered diving operations were suspended for the night.

A commercial airliner crashed in the Indian Ocean earlier this morning, due to strong winds and bad weather trying to make an emergency landing on the island nation of Comoros. Yemeni officials say there were 142 passengers and 11 crew members on board the plane which departed the Yemeni capital (San’a).

There was a train derailment today in Washington, D.C. as one Metro train crashed into the rear of another train. Smack dab in the middle of rush hour near the Maryland/Washington, D.C. border. 6 people are pronounced dead at about 70 or so wounded.